Drawing Home

Author: Jamie Brenner
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company, 2020
Pages: 384
Rating: Recommend

Synopsis: Summer has started in idyllic Sag Harbor, and for Emma Mapson that means greeting guests at the front desk of The American Hotel. But when one of the town's most famous residents, artist Henry Wyatt, dies suddenly, Emma learns he has mysteriously left his waterfront home - a self-designed masterpiece filled with his work - to her teenage daughter, Penny.

Back in Manhattan, legendary art patron Bea Winstead's grief at her lifelong friend and former business partner Henry's passing turns to outrage at the news of his shocking bequest. How did these unknown locals get their hands on the estate? Bea, with her devoted assistant Kyle in tow, descends on Sag Harbor determined to reclaim the house and preserve Henry's legacy.

While Emma fights to defend her daughter's inheritance, Bea discovers that Henry left a treasure trove of sketches scattered around town. With Penny's reluctant help, Bea pieces them together to find a story hidden in plain sight: an illustration of their shared history with an unexpected twist that will change all of their lives. Drawn together in a battle for the house, Emma and Bea are forced to confront the past while facing a future that challenges everything they believe about love, fate, and family.

Review: I love this author. Drawing Home wasn't my favorite of hers, but it's still a fun summertime story. It fell short for me in the subplot concerning the returning dead-beat dad. Some of us have to deal with the actual difficulties of this situation and don't have someone with money flying in to make the problems (and people) disappear. 

Other Jamie Brenner Novels:
Blush
Gilt
Summer Longing
The Forever Summer
The Husband Hour